After a 40-day break following the end of offseason workouts, San Francisco 49ers veterans have returned to team facilities in Santa Clara and are ready to dive into training camp. With the first camp session scheduled for Wednesday morning , 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch took time to meet with reporters on Tuesday, as did tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa. Shanahan and Lynch spent much of their media session speaking about wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, but there were a number of other topics discussed as well, including the team's quarterbacks, running back Christian McCaffrey, and more.
Meanwhile, Kittle and Bosa reflected on their offseasons and also offered some thoughts on their mindsets after losing the Super Bowl, among other subjects. Here's a roundup of some of the key points of conversation from Tuesday's media sessions that didn't involve Aiyuk. Purdy heading into camp with momentum Things look much different for quarterback Brock Purdy heading into this year's training camp than they did a year ago, and perhaps that will lead to a step forward in his game.
Last July, Purdy was coming off an offseason of rehab for the torn UCL in his elbow he sustained during the 2022 NFC Championship loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. This year, Purdy has a full offseason of work behind him as training camp begins, which certainly puts Shanahan at ease compared to last year. "It's cool.
I mean, it's nice," Shanahan said Tuesday. "It's.